Lionsmark Investment Group

Mark Barineau is the Founder and Managing Partner of Lionsmark Investment Group ("Lionsmark"). Mark leads the firm's acquisitions, development and asset management efforts. Mark has over 30 years of real estate experience as an owner/operator.

Prior to Lionsmark, Mark was an owner of Radney Management & Investment, Inc. ("RMI"), a real estate investment firm specializing in the acquisition and development of workforce and affordable housing assets across the United States. Mark played an instrumental role scaling the company and grew its portfolio to over 2,800 units at its peak. In 2016, Mark sold out of his GP interests in RMI and founded Lionsmark. Soon after, in 2019, he co-founded Starboard Star Venture Capital ("SSVC") a venture capital firm that is geography, industry and stage agnostic. To date, SSVC has raised and deployed over ~$25M of equity across 18 investment vehicles.

Mark is an active member of Young Presidents' Organization ("YPO") and Chief Executives Organization ("CEO"). Mark served as the YPO Gold Chairman for the Gulf States Chapter from 2022-2023. Since 2017, Mark also serves as an independent board member of the Steward Funds, a Houston-based mutual fund company that uses a proprietary screening process to select values and faith- based investing options for its clients. 

Mark received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Columbia University and a B.S. in Physics from The University of the South (Sewanee). He splits time between Houston, TX and Palmetto Bluff, SC with his wife Meredith. They have been married for over 30 years and have two adult children.